Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Judicial independence may seem like an esoteric subject, the kind of stuff that excites judges and lawyers but means little to the ...

In May, over 300 attorneys came to the presiding courtroom in the King County Courthouse and re-affirmed their attorney oath for Law Day. In over 30 years around the courthouse, I have never seen that ...

In times of democratic strain, clarity must come not only from scholars and journalists but also from those who have sworn to uphold the Constitution with impartiality and courage. This first piece in ...

“We the People of the United States. …” These memorable words start the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, which was signed 238 years ago by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

Courts serve as a critical safeguard for constitutional rights against political and special interests. An independent judiciary, free from outside influence, is foundational to the U.S. legal system.

If the General Assembly has its way this session, we will suffer severe impairment to our fundamental constitutional principle of three separate and equal branches of government. For under proposed ...

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts stressed the importance of an independent judiciary system during a fireside chat with a district judge on Wednesday. Republican appointee Roberts said that ...

Standing up for the courts is about standing up for the rights of all, write past presidents of the Wyoming State Bar. The ...

A statue representing justice stands at the Kansas Judicial Center, where the Kansas Supreme Court is located, on Feb. 4, 2022. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) This session, the Kansas Legislature ...

Judicial independence may seem like an esoteric subject, the kind of stuff that excites judges and lawyers but means little to the rest of us. Whether courts are free from political influence or ...

“We the People of the United States …” These memorable words start the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, which was signed 238 years ago by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.